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Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM vs Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 8identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM has 45° more lens viewing angle, horizontal than the Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM (65° vs 20°). The Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM has 32° more lens viewing angle, vertical than the Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM (46° vs 14°). The Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM has 51° more lens viewing angle, diagonal than the Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM (75° vs 24°). Only the Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM has image stabilizer. Lens structure (elements/groups): 8/6 on the Canon RF 28 mm f2.8 STM, 12/9 on the Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM.

  • Lens structure (elements/groups)
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:8/6
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:12/9
  • Lens type
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:Wide zoom lens
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:Telephoto lens
  • Lens viewing angle, horizontal
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:65°
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:20°
  • Lens viewing angle, vertical
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:46°
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:14°
  • Lens viewing angle, diagonal
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:75°
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:24°
  • Focal length range
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:28 - 28 mm
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:100 - 400 mm
  • Closest focusing distance
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:0.23 m
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:0.88 m
  • Maximum aperture number
    • RF 28 mm f2.8 STM:2.8
    • RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM:8

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Comparison of RF 28 mm f2.8 STM, RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM
51 specifications
Lens system11 differ
Component forMILCMILC
Lens structure (elements/groups)Differs8/612/9
Lens typeDiffersWide zoom lensTelephoto lens
Lens viewing angle, horizontalDiffers65°20°
Focus adjustmentKnown for oneAuto/ManualUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens viewing angle, verticalDiffers46°14°
Lens viewing angle, diagonalDiffers75°24°
Focal length rangeDiffers28 - 28 mm100 - 400 mm
Closest focusing distanceDiffers0.23 m0.88 m
Control ringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Image sensor formatFull frameFull frame
Lens mount interfaceCanon RFCanon RF
Maximum aperture numberDiffers2.88
Minimum aperture numberDiffers2245
Number of diaphragm bladesDiffers79
Teleconverter/Extender compatibleKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Zoom capabilityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Image stabilizerDiffersNoYes
Image stabilizer number of stopsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.5
Performance1 differ
AF actuatorDiffersSTNano USM
Auto focusYesYes
Camera brands compatibilityCanonCanon
Circular apertureKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens coating featuresSuper Spectra Coating (SSC)Super Spectra Coating (SSC)
Lens colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
Manual focusKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens hoodKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Lens hood modelKnown for oneEW-55Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum magnificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.41x
Designidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
Mounting typeKnown for oneBayonetUnknown — not stated by the source
DustproofKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
WeatherproofKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneJapanUnknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per packKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Layers per palletKnown for one5 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) cases per pallet layerKnown for one8 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DiameterDiffers6.92 cm7.95 cm
Filter sizeDiffers55 mm67 mm
LengthDiffers24.7 mm164.7 mm
WeightDiffers120 g635 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package depthDiffers150 mm122 mm
Package heightDiffers100 mm231 mm
Package weightDiffers200 g839 g
Package widthDiffers150 mm122 mm
Package typeKnown for oneBoxUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Lens cap includedYesYes
Lens cap modelKnown for oneE-55Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear lens cap includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear lens cap modelKnown for oneRFUnknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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